Bekal Fort

Bekal Fort is a medieval fort built by Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi in 1650 AD, at . It is the largest fort in , spreading over 40 acres.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: fort in Kasaragod, Kerala
  • Also known as: “Bekal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bekal Fort railway station and Kotikulam railway station.

Railway station
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is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is an important railway station in which serves thousands of people per day.

Railway station
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Kottikkulam railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone. It is a major railway station serving the town of Kottikulam in the Kasaragod District of , India. is situated 3½ km north of Bekal Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bekal and Udma.

is a small town, known for the nearby seaside Fort, near in Northern Kerala, India.

Village
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is a census town in in the state of . is situated 5 km north of Bekal Fort.

Town
is a major railway station serving the town of in the Kasaragod District of , India. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. is situated 6 km north of Bekal Fort.

Bekal Fort

Latitude
12.39647° or 12° 23′ 47″ north
Longitude
75.03508° or 75° 2′ 6″ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
7J4Q92WP+H2
Geo­Names ID
1276583
Wiki­data ID
Q3519346
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tulu—“Bekal Fort” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Forte Bekal”
  • Bengali: “বেকাল দুর্গ”
  • Bengali: “বেকাল ফোর্ট”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بيكال”
  • Hindi: “बेकल दुर्ग”
  • Hindi: “बेकलम दुर्ग”
  • Japanese: “ベカル砦”
  • Kannada: “ಬೇಕಲ ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Malayalam: “ബേക്കലം കോട്ട”
  • Malayalam: “ബേക്കൽ കോട്ട”
  • Marathi: “बेक्कल किल्ला”
  • Oriya: “ବେକାଲ ଦୁର୍ଗ”
  • Sanskrit: “बेकल् कोटे”
  • Sanskrit: “बेकल् दुर्गम्”
  • Tamil: “பேக்கால் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “బేకల్ కోట”
  • Tulu: “ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Tulu: “ಬೇಕಲ ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Tulu: “ಬೇಕಲಂ”

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